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March: Book Two by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
5.0

No review in 2017.

2/15/2021: The powerful saga of John Lewis’s participation in the civil rights movement continues. I continue to be in awe of all that he did in his life – and that he remained a proponent of nonviolent protest until he took his last breath.

As if I needed “proof” of the power of graphic novels (not me … I know … I shout “they are real books”), the images depicting the car crash as Lewis was in route to the SNCC meeting where he was elected chair are powerful and astonishing. Nate Powell blows my mind with his detailed art.

I also love how this series is set amongst the backdrop of Barack Obama’s inauguration. Small glimpses of that moment really put into context what Lewis was working for.